SCHEDULE 1Minor and consequential amendments

2National Health Service (Private Finance) Act 1997 (c. 56)

In section 1 (power of NHS trusts to enter into agreements) of the National Health Service (Private Finance) Act 1997 (c. 56)

a

in subsection (1), for “National Health Service trust” substitute “Health Board, a Special Health Board and the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service (“the Agency”) to enter into contracts”,

b

in each of subsections (3)(a) and (5), for “trust” substitute “Board or, as the case may be, the Agency”,

c

in each of subsections (4) and (6), for “National Health Service trust” substitute “Health Board, a Special Health Board or the Agency”.